prove vs pass judgment

prove and pass judgment both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prove	No	No	Yes	No
pass judgment	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass judgment is a hypernym of prove; that is, pass judgment is a word with a broader meaning than prove:

Other hypernyms of prove include evaluate, judge.

prove (verb)	pass judgment (verb)
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment	form a critical opinion of
obtain probate of
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
provide evidence for
take a trial impression of
cause to puff up with a leaven
increase in volume
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
be shown or be found to be